The IOPC said the injured man ‘had come into contact with the police’ and was arrested before Sheffield Wednesday played Chesterfield in a League Cup fixture that night.POLICE: Man jailed for breaking into Rotherham supermarket In a statement, the watchdog added: “We completed our investigation in February this year and referred our findings and a file of evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service for their consideration.

“PC Stewart was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and he will appear at Barnsley Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, November 28.

“We also shared our investigation report with South Yorkshire Police, who agreed that PC Stewart has a case to answer for gross misconduct.